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Kiryat Mal'akhi
Hebrew	קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי
Government	City
Also Spelled	Qiryat Mal'akhi (officially) Kiryat Malachi (unofficially)
District	South
Population	19,400 (2005)
Jurisdiction	5,000 dunams (5 km²)

Kiryat Malakhi (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי, also transliterated Kiryat Malachi or Qiryat Mal'akhi) is a city in the Southern District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2004 the city had a total population of 19,400. Its jurisdiction is 5,000 dunams (5 km²). Moshe Katsav, the current president of Israel, was once the mayor of Kiryat Malakhi.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Income 4 Transportation 5 Education 6 External links

The town was founded in 1951 to serve as a tent city for Jewish refuegees. The town's name means "Town of Angels" and was given to the place because much of the funding for the its development came from the Jewish community in Los Angeles, USA. ^[1]

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. In 2001 there were 37 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel.

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 9,600 males and 9,400 females. The population of the city was spread out with 41.6% 19 years of age or younger, 16.9% between 20 and 29, 17.8% between 30 and 44, 14.1% from 45 to 59, 2.8% from 60 to 64, and 6.8% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was -1.2%.

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 5,692 salaried workers and 458 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is 3,513 shekels, a real change of -3.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of 4,558 shekels (a real change of -3.1%) versus 2,405 shekels for females (a real change of -4.9%). The mean income for the self-employed is 5,471. There are 472 people who receive unemployment benefits and 3,301 people who receive an income guarantee.

Kiryat Malakhi's main transportation hub is the Malakhi Junction (also called Qastina for the Arab village that once stood there).

According to CBS, there are 15 schools and 4,909 students in the city. They are spread out as 10 elementary schools and 2,867 elementary school students, and 9 high schools and 2,042 high school students. 47.9% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

• (Hebrew) Official website

Coordinates: 31°44′N 34°44′E

South District
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